Mitchell County GaArchives Obituaries.....Davis, Ivey Calvin June 12, 1963
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Charles Davis cjdavis1385@alltel.net October 1, 2006, 12:25 pm

The Camilla Enterprise June 1963
Funeral Services Held Saturday for Ivey Calvin Davis

Funeral services were held at eleven o’clock Saturday morning, June 15th at 
Hopeful Baptist Church for Ivey Calvin Davis, 71, who died early Wednesday 
morning, June 12, 1963 following a lengthy illness.

Officiating was the Rev. Joe Holden, pastor, and the Rev. Edgar T. Davis, Jr., 
pastor of 
First Baptist Church of Camilla.  Interment followed in Oakview Cemetery in 
Camilla in the Ivey family lot, with Bramlett Funeral Home in charge.

Active pallbearers were Keaton Cox, Donald Hays, C. B. Cox, Calvin Baggs, Jr., 
George Gray, Nebraska Bostick, Glen West, and Lamar Shirah.  Forming an 
honorary escort were John R. T. Thompson, Ike Newberry, Woodrow Griffin, Howard 
Davis, W. W. Kirbo, Major Henslee, Leland Sharp, Joe Wade, and Frank Harmon.

Mr. Davis was born in Mitchell County on March 15, 1892, the son of Charles 
Jefferson Davis and Mattie Jones Davis.  He was a prominent farmer and 
landowner in the Hopeful community where he spent his entire life.  He was a 
member of the Hopeful Baptist Church, serving as a member of the Board of 
Deacons for a number of years and as Sunday School Superintendent for about 
fifteen years.  He was associated with the Camilla Cotton Oil Company for a 
period of years starting in 1940.

Mr. Davis was married in early life to the former Miss Madge Ivey who preceeded 
him in death on July 24th, 1933.  In 1950, he was married to the former Miss 
Sadie Kirbo, who survives him along with four sons, Lynn Davis in the Armed 
Forces and stationed in California, the funeral services delayed last weekend 
for him to come, Stanley Davis in the Armed Forces in Germany, who was unable 
to be present, Charles J. (Jeff) Davis and James W. (Buddy) Davis, both of 
Camilla, a daughter, Mrs. C. V. (Martha) Thigpen of Bainbridge, two brothers, 
T. Ralph Davis, Camilla, and Hershel V. Davis, Columbus, one sister, Mrs. C. C. 
Willis, Bainbridge.  Ten grandchildren also survive.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell/obits/d/davis688nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/

File size: 2.6 Kb